My husband and I just watched the latest season of the Netflix series Stranger Things, and there are so many things I could write about it… but I’ll focus on a fleeting perfume-related moment in the second episode!

In this season, a new mall called Starcourt has just opened in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana. In the shot above, Max (with the long red hair) is introducing Eleven (“El”) to the joys of shopping.

I didn’t know anything about the band Rasputina until I walked into one of their live shows, thanks to my husband, who had bought tickets, guessing (correctly) that I would enjoy it. Rasputina’s musical style is often described as “gothic cello-rock,” and it’s certainly a love-or-hate thing. For me, it was love at first note.

I just wanted to share this image, the cover of Rasputina’s 2002 album Cabin Fever. Rasputina’s frontwoman, Melora Creager, creates much of the artwork for the band’s visual materials. She seems to have collaborated with photographer and multi-media artist Ryan Obermeyer for this cover.

I’m not able to write as much as usual this week, due to other commitments and to our sweet older cat’s current health issues. Instead, I can offer a photo of this Avon perfume bottle from my childhood home. It’s called “Sitting Pretty” and it originally held Charisma Eau de Cologne.